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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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